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berg1029

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  1. Couple Allen related thoughts:

     

    Allen really needs to learn to feel the pressure better.  You watch any of the top QBs and they are able to make the most out of just taking a few steps within the pocket.  With him though, it just feels like he gets happy feet and stops thinking about how to move about in the pocket to maximize his chance to get off a good throw. 

     

    When we had Tyrod, it was hard to evaluate how good our receivers really were.  It's the opposite now; it's hard to evaluate Allen's progress because of how bad our receivers (and o-line) are.  Along the same lines, I think it's difficult to say how bad (or good?) of a game Daboll is calling when their is team-wide failure to execute on offense.  

     

  2. I'd go with Flacco, personally.  Dolphins have faced bad competition thus far and I think it's hard to count on Tannehill vs decent teams.  The two rookies could be good, but it is likely too early to count on them reliably.  Maybe stash one of the rookies and pick up Flacco to start for now?  Flacco's floor is higher than the others, IMO. 

  3. Whether you all like it or not, Foster is going to continue to be utilized in this offense.  Having a QB like Allen who can throw the deep ball necessitates having a burner like Foster, because it opens everything up. 

     

    Yes, it would be ideal if the guy didn't have stone hands, but a player like him is a necessity.  Forces the defense to play honest and cover the whole field

  4. 2 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

    What changed?  The Bills were stout against the run, as they’d been in the previous two games.  It was the pass defense that changed.  The pass rush woke up, especially Jerry Hughes, with a sack, a forced fumble, and several pressures. 

     

    Besides Allen's play, this was probably the most encouraging thing.  You can't get those turnovers without pressuring the QB.  They disrupted the rhythm of a VERY good quarterback in Cousins. 

     

    I read a stat on ESPN that said that Jerry Hughes had 15 QB pressures today, which was the highest single game number for any player in the last 3 seasons.  Absolutely incredible, the guy was a monster out there and the primary reason the defense looked so good.  I think having Murphy back has helped shift some of the O-line's focus away from him, letting him just wreak havoc. 

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  5. Quite honestly, poor Browns fans have suffered enough.  I hope that they do make the playoffs.  I tend to root for our fellow bottom feeders/underdogs when they aren't playing the Bills

     

    If a team that is inept as Cleveland can eventually become good with a few draft picks, why not the Bills in the next few years?

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  6. Hopefully they are setting themselves up for future success.  Building through good draft picks and then retaining those draft picks.  We have a promising young QB, cap space next year, and lots of players with the right mindset.  They are trying to do things the right way this time, unlike in the past when we have operated in a "win now" mode with regards to player acquisition.  In other words, hopefully setting us up for sustained success in the future.  Things could be a lot worse.  We could have Hue Jackson running the show

     

    And if the McBeane brain trust's draft picks don't work out, we're just plain screwed

     

     

  7. 3 minutes ago, PetermanThrew5Picks said:

    I'm worried guys like Tre White will get disillusioned. Makes the playoffs in a stellar rookie year. Couldn't make an impact to help win the game if he played like Deion Sanders.

     

    It creates a losing culture if Tre White steps on the field knowing he'll lose and there's nothing he can do about it.

     

    McDermott obviously valued character very highly in filling this team out.  This is when that character needs to shine.  People like Tre White etc. need to be leaders and keep everyone on track, working that grind daily trying to improve despite the results.  I hope their collective mental toughness is enough to withstand this season

  8. 1 hour ago, Steptide said:

    I found myself not caring at all that we lost yesterday. I was actually more excited to see Josh Allen's potential. 

     

    Listening to the post game and even reading posts here, it seems most fans wernt THAT upset about it. This is a true re building year. We don't have that much talent at key positions. While I still want this team to win and turn it around this season, I'm fully pre pared for a 3 or 4 win season. 

     

    Not upset that we lost.  But I am upset about the manner in which we have lost the first two games.  They have not looked competitive at all, and it's really depressing to watch.

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    11 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

    As we all know, Coach McDermott is a Christian. Unlike Belicheat*, certainly unlike Rex Ryan. He just hasn't been part of an organization that didn't want him to fail.

    I feel like I'm getting elaborately trolled, but I'll take the bait anyway: 

     

    If your main point is that Tebow is better than Peterman, than basically every quarterback that has ever played in the NFL meets your criteria (and likely a lot of college QBs too).  Out of all of those, why Tebow?  If your main argument for signing Tebow is that he is a Christian (this isn't a logical reason to sign someone to QB a professional football team), then once again:  there a lot of them out there.  Why Tebow?  There are so many other quarterbacks out there that are better than Tebow, Christian and still actually play football  

  10. 3 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

     

    The Broncos, Jets, and Patriots all gave Tebow chances and he struck out with each opportunity.  There's a reason why no other teams have and he's moved on to baseball.   This is an incredibly bad idea that's not in the realm of any real possibility.

     

     

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  11. 6 minutes ago, Clemfield2622 said:

    obviously hindsight is 20/20 but passing on a QB last year let to this avalanche of blowing draft picks.

     

    If they had just taken Watson or Mahomes last year, they wouldn't have gotten Tre and an extra 1, but they would have their starting QB this year.  

     

    The trade up for Dawkins didn't costs much, 2 5th's

     

    The trade up for Zay cost a 3rd to move 7 spots. That could have been starting quality player. JuJu went #62...

     

    So fast forward to this year. Say the Bills still do the Glenn trade, they have pick 12. They take Edmunds there. 

     

    This allows them to keep 53, 56 and 65. That could have been 3 more big time impact players. 

     

    They botched that pile of picks so badly...

    I understand trading up for a QB.  Okay.  That's fine by me.  The QB position is so important that if you think you have your guy.. absolutely.  Pull the trigger. 

     

    But any other position on the squad is simply not worth trading up for, IMO.  I hope at some point our GMs will begin to realize that more picks=more chances to hit the jackpot or at least get a quality starter.  With all those extra picks they could have added a lot of quality players and filled a lot of holes

  12. 4 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

     

    The real question is, what is the commitment to that group beyond 2018?   

     

    I was actually wondering the same thing.  Anyone know contract details for our lackluster free agent additions?  How beholden to these guys are we?  If they are short deals meant to get us through this season, that would say that they have a plan to -effectively- suck this year.  If the contracts are more long term, then it's just a failure to properly evaluate players

  13. 5 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

    I thought all the starting linebackers looked good.  Milano was flying all over the field.

    Yeah I agree about Milano.  Even Lorenzo Alexander seemed to be doing okay, from what I could see.  He was a real weakness last year.  That one hit that he had on Buck Allen (I think it was him?) was pretty nice.  Lorax lead the team in tackles

  14. Just now, Ol Dirty B said:

    There are no positives. You're a loser if you're looking for positives off that game. 

     

    They're professionals, not kids who need to be coddled. No positives from me.

    Lol.  Name calling, real mature my friend.  Just because they got crushed doesn't mean that individuals didn't perform well in their particular role.

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